clarkson accompanied by the united states marine band. ♪ ♪ [kelly clarkson singing "my country 'tis of thee"] >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [kelly clarkson singing "my country 'tis of thee"] ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheers] [applause] >> are next distinguished guest is the poet richard longo, who will share with his words that he has composed for this occasion. [cheers] [applause] >> mr. president, mr. vice president and america. one today. inaugurals across the great plains, spreading a simple truth across the rockies. one might waking up rooftops under each one a story. told by our silent gestures, moving across windows. my face, your face, millions of faces yawning to life, getting to our schooldays, apples and limes and oranges a raid like rainbows, begging our praise. chuck's heavy with oil, bricks or milk, teeming over highways alongside us. on our way to clean tables, read ledgers or save lives. to teach geometry or ring up groceries, as my mother did for 20 years so i could write this poem for all of us today. all of us. as vital as the one like that we move through, the one light on the blackboar